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doodleasc wrote: ↑July 12, 2022, 8:04 am At one time it was well known if you had a City of Detroit First Class Stationary Emgineering License it would have gotten you any job on the country.

A New York City license wasn't chickenfeed either!!

At one time it was well known if you had a City of Detroit First Class Stationary Emgineering License it would have gotten you any job on the country.

A Stationary Engineer works in a shore power plant. Engineers working on ships are called marine engineers. The certifications are different although some states and cities will allow for marine experience when going for shore licenses due to the similarities.

Can't answer that question. But the State of Michigan seems to have three job categories that are constantly being advertised:

1) elevator inspectors

2) traffic signal electricians (They want a licensed electrician with a commercial drivers license willing to be on call 24/7)

3) boiler inspectors (with boiler experience)

With so few steam powered vessels left on the lakes, are there still stationary engineers sailing and being churned out by the trade schools? I have been looking for licensed stationary engineers for my company and they seem to be getting harder to find.